Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-23
THE SECULAR PRESS
Aud the PsPaI HisrarChy-By Rev. j.
Hanson McMechen.
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PART Il.
What has the secular press had 10 say
about the grand sWiudle by which Bismarck
and the Pope sold ont the liberties OF Ger
many, on the one hand, and betrayed the
Romanists Ut France on the other. 10
strengthen the dtSpotic power OF the for
mer, and 10 aggraudize the tyranny ofIhe
latter Friend or Toe must 20 down before
this gigantic dtSpotism, when It suits its
purpose, or political craft. Rome never
sells out, except for price, aud then
SHE WILL SILL ANYTHING.
Let the American people beware. Give
Rome the advantages she seeks IN this
country, and she will sell your liberties.
and every thing else which you axe now 80
proud To call. free" as the more OF less
crippled condition cf your free schools al
ready tcStheA
When has the secular press ever told the
United States public that the idea OF the
Imprisonment Of the Pope within the Vat
lean l. hinge falSehOod-if il may be al
lowed to use 81 mild term-and that his
seeming incarceration Is only part of an
Infamous plot, connected by Pope and Car
,ljnalS, Ia drain Europe and America-even
the poor servant girls, of their hard-earncd
wagrS-tO supply the Papal Golfers with
Peter pence, that this miscreaut horde Oi
p.underers might live in luxury, and by
Jesuitical craft, carry on their dIabollcal
srhemes for the enslayement 0i the human
race. when aud where have our people
been told th.u 10 * in contemplation
To SETTLE THE POPE IN AMERICA
when he is thrust out OF Italy and Europe,
as diSturber of the peace ami an enemy
of mankind?-which is only question OF
time and may take place even at the
death of the present Pope. Hence, per
haps, the dining aud winning o! Car
dinal Gibbons, on his recent visit To Rome.
The Pope, in such an event, will not come
over the lS-0t course not. There Wiii
n. no occas on for this. He IL ALREADY
here. in the person OF Cardinal Gibbons, or
some other individual whom the Papal
government may see lit To appoint.
These Inquiries might be- pursued to al
most any extent. But this will not suffice
10 show the GHnHuS OF the secular press
and OF the Papal tyranny at Rome.
Although the Papacy processes, III Prln-
cipies, tn be
opposed To SECRET SOCIETIE~,
not in cooperation with itself, yet 1t sees
IN Mr.. Pow DERBY and the Knights OF la
Ibor through the representations ci us
month niece. Cardinal Gibbons, what II,
no doubt deems to be a very good thlrS.
n avs. in effect: GO on, Mr.. PowdeTiy:
illuminate socialism and anarchism from
the Knights Of Labor, and, Is you are
pnod and loval Catholic, We may nnd gooG
ne for YOU in building up the fapai
I hierarchy in America. ~ Ntrsatiie anu
.srn4Dtine Is the policy 1t Rome. But
| xbstber Mr.. Powderly is the man TO be
.-,pgbt in this JeSuitiCal trap, remains 10
| -. IN The Pope and Cardinal pat h,m
! -, IN. shoulder. and he hob-nObs with the
/ .,',Is.i,sti,-s nj Richmond and elsewhere.
| -, ,rnr, his late outgivingS in regard To
NJ CIavel,nd's honest administration, IL
] ,ro,,I5 aaem that he Is not the man To play
| INTO the hands ST this willy and unscrupu-
\ Ions priesthood. We shall see.
/ Rpt look for a moment at the lnconsiSt-
s,cv ofthis thing Opposed To secret so
| c;sties" But If any secret society ShoniC
obance In have a favorable look toward
PoD,s then the Pope and Cardinals, with
,bs American Cardinal As chief counseiioI'
Iii yyork il and use it for all IT Is worth
W., II can be used no longer to suhserVt
the purposes of Rome, 1t VIII DC A I
side "a an unclsan thing-a hltny iePeI,
There can be no mistake about the Poilcs
Of Rome in such cases ms Is shown "
some extent by the recent outgro"inSS I"
the press in regard te
,,pxEII AND THE IRISH LAND LEA
GUERS.
II Is said the Pope is dissatisfied WIT
p,-rsII and would soon show his hos'iiltS
aDanIv we're il not for the restraint lmpoS
~ an him by the Irish clergy. The irlSt
80, of rourse,-the blatant friends o.
lS;SaS,g for themselves and slavery for every
IL :lss They would not only govern
T-SI.D5 lint England as well, and Amer
80 and all the world beside. lyrant'
- atnre and training, it would seem u
,hsir supreme desire TO control the
,lJ IGNORANT Of the first principles o
't;nn,I liberty, IN their own dlsordered
- 1870. ,a,io1s they are the best Republicans
D. World. But, like Heyman, some
n - other when the American people
-, tha scales from their eyes, they VII
sDd themselves dangling from gailo"s o
their own construction
'"S Yonr correspondent has no apology t
o2.r for ANYTHING that he has written IL
~ connection. Ii is tI'Ws, every word 0
- and the Papal hierarchy know it L
y, an not he according to worldly policy q
ny 10y ,,,teranee to it. But IL concerns th'
- 20 know. that to speak the unNarn
, - truth. in matters when anect I'M
welfare of millions, born ana UNBORN,
inch more in accordance with the min'